San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-15

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bay, the entrance TO an emerald river With
groves of euphorbia, palms and grasses way-
ing in the breeze, the hippopotamus rolling
in the limpid water, n crocodile sleepinp on
the bank, and over there, hiding In the under
growth, a tawny lion awaiting the coming
of the gazelles; but neither lion, crocodile nor
hippopotamus notices their presence.
They stop. The son parts the waving
grasses. An open hole yawns at their feet,
He enters il, his mother struggling 10 restrain
him, but he escapes from her grasp, little by
little, though always with a smile upon his
lips, burying himself in its depths. And now
he is lying down at full length in the trench,
the earth comes together like a cover, the tall
grasses rustic and again erect themselves
above his head
The scene that follows shall never be able
to forget. Just two days before our dispatch
boat had left the coast of Guinea on its way
to the south, and about o'clock in the after
noon, the lookout sighted a negro tartan
which WAS soaking To maka N Iandino, in n
little bay formed by a current of water
With his glasses the officer distinguished
standing in the boat the figures of two
women clothed in deepest mourning, and evil
IDENTIFY alone in the midst of a crowd of Las
cars. Perplexed and bewildered. the captain
summoned me in haste and ordered me to
take a boat and go and INQUIRE what had
brought these unexpected travellers to sucb n
place. Aiming myself we'll, obeyed in
structions and steered direct for the tartan.
which the ebb tide still prevented from lend
ing. When close to them | saw that the Las
cars were handling their vessel very clumsily,
and that one of the women was beckonine
me to come to their assistance.
"What can | do for you, madamern I de.
manded, after climbing to the deck and re-
spectfully saluting this strange figure, which
seemed to be the personification Of grief.
"YOu ara jim the French service, are you
not, monsieurF she asked in return.
II have that honor, madame
"Then," she continued, II ask, and have the
right to ask that YOU conduct me to landn
"To landl" repeated; "but, madame, you
must not think of it. There isn't a white
inhabitant on it, and here not even a negro
howell Besides, it is considered most danger
ous"
Nevertheless l must land, monsieur; he Is
waiting for mel"
"He-waiting for your
eyes, monsieur, and waiting for more than
six months past"
looked at her in bewilderment, and she
evidently read in my eyes my profound as
constituent, for she continued with sad,
pathetic smile:
"You take me for lunatic, monsieur; you
believe me mad, but you are wrong. am
not mad, and 1 repeat that he is waiting for
me-"
"But who, madame; who is waiting for
you"
"My son" she answered solemnly.
An exclamation burst from my lips
"lmpoSsiblen | cried; nothing but wild
beasts and savages inhabi6 this coast"
u know 1t, monsieur"
And knowing it, maintain your determi-
natlonf But where, then, is your sonl"
She turned upon me a sudden cold and
penetrating look that seemed to chill me to
the soul.
"Deadp she replied after a moment of 81.
lence; then added: IL am the mother Of
Lieut.. b., who disappeared nearly eight
months ago during fight with the Dana
ras."
Pardon me, madame, l stammered, recall
ing the deplorable event to which she referred;
Il did not know After this said no more;
it was not for Inc to place obstacles in the
way of a mothers pious and heart breaking
pilgrimage.
AT last we were able to effect a landing, 1
ACCOMMODATING the widow followed nv the